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SRK Consulting<br />
<strong>Staatsolie</strong> Refinery Draft EIA Report: Non-technical Summary Page v<br />
No fish species of concern are known to occur in this<br />
stretch of the Suriname River. The Suriname river<br />
dolphin occurs as far upstream as Paranam and the<br />
vulnerable West Indian Manatee may also occur in the<br />
Suriname River. The endangered Giant river otter is<br />
known to occur in Suriname but is not expected to live<br />
in the study area (although they may visit the area).<br />
The vulnerable Yellow-spotted sideneck turtle may also<br />
occur in the study area.<br />
5.2 Socio-economic Environment<br />
The <strong>Staatsolie</strong> refinery site is located in the Ressort<br />
Houttuin in the district of Wanica. The local<br />
communities near the refinery are Dijkveld and Tout Lui<br />
Faut. Part of Dijkveld falls within Ressort Livorno in the<br />
Para District.<br />
Ressort Houttuin is home to about 13 000 people, with<br />
more people living in Dijkveld than other parts of the<br />
ressort.<br />
Historically, Ressort Houttuin was a rural farming area<br />
where vegetables, fruits and livestock were farmed.<br />
Local commercial activity is increasing, especially near<br />
the refinery site where there are several existing and<br />
planned commercial and light industrial developments<br />
(see Figure 4). Most people from the Dijkveld area grow<br />
LEGEND:<br />
Commercial area<br />
Secondary marsh forest<br />
River side vegetation<br />
Abandoned / fallow land<br />
and scattered small-scale<br />
agriculture and grazing<br />
Residential areas<br />
Agriculture<br />
Industry, workshops and<br />
warehouses<br />
Sand mining<br />
vegetables and fruit and keep livestock in their yards.<br />
There is also a commercial farm near to the refinery<br />
where fruit (mostly West Indian cherry) is grown.<br />
About 16 – 20 local commercial fishermen (with 12<br />
small boats) fish in the Suriname River and have their<br />
base near the sluice gate on the Tout Lui Faut Canal.<br />
The government employs about half of the local<br />
(employed) population and many local people travel to<br />
Paramaribo for work every day. About 50 people<br />
residing in Ressort Houttuin and Dijkveld are employed<br />
by the <strong>Staatsolie</strong> refinery (about 30% of refinery<br />
workers). Approximately 115 people living in the<br />
District Wanica are employed at the company’s<br />
Saramacca Operations.<br />
There is one main policlinic and a smaller health post in<br />
Ressort Houttuin, both run by the Regionale<br />
Gezondheidsdienst (RGD). Ressort Houttuin has one<br />
junior secondary school and five primary schools, two of<br />
which are located in the Dijkveld area.<br />
Most households in Ressort Houttuin have electricity,<br />
telephones and water, but many also collect rainwater<br />
to reduce costs. Waste is collected from households in<br />
Houttuin and taken to the waste disposal site at<br />
Ornamibo in Ressort Domburg.<br />
Figure 4: Land use and vegetation in the vicinity of the refinery site. (Adapted from Noordam & Teunissen, 2009)<br />
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